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Girls
Dee, Catherine, The Girls’ Guide to Life: Take charge of your personal life, your school time, your social scene, and much more!
Damour, Lisa, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Elium, Don & Jeanne, Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman
Giannetti & Sagarese, Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle
Gilligan, Carol, In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development
Gurian, Michael, The Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters
Mackoff, Barbara, Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter
Madaras, Lynda, What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: Revised Edition
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Pipher, Mary, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Reynolds, Eliza and Sil, Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years
Shandler, Nina, Ophelia’s Mom
Simmons, Rachel, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
Wiseman, Rosalind, Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World
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Grandparents
Carlson, Julie and Elizabeth Bower, GrandLoving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren
Kornhaber, Arthur,The Grandparent Guide: The Definitive Guide to Coping with the Challenges of Modern Grandparenting
Gottlieb, Daniel, Letters to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life
Graham, Brabara, Editor, Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother
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Learning/Schooling
Adderholdt, Miriam and Jan Goldberg, Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good
Canter, Lee and Lee Hausner, Homework Without Tears
Dancy, Rahima Baldwin, You Are Your Child’s First Teacher, Third Edition: Encouraging Your Child’s Natural Development from Birth to Age Six
Dawson, Peg and Richard Guare, Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential
and Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
Daniels, Susan and Michael Piechowski, Living With Intensity
Faber, Adele & Elaine Mazlish, How To Talk So Kids Can Learn
Gardner, Howard, Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice
Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Gurian, Michael, Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents
Homayoun, Ana, That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life
Hoyle, Sally G., Same Homework, New Plan: How to Help Your Kid Sit Down And Get It Done
Klavan, Ellen, Taming the Homework Monster: How to Stop Fighting With Your Kids over Homework
Levine, Mel, A Mind at a Time: America’s Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Succeed
and The Myth of Laziness
Ready or Not, Here Life Comes
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Oppenheim, Joanne, Choosing Books for Kids: Choosing the Right Book for the Right
Steinberg, Laurence, Beyond the Classroom: Why School Reform Has Failed and What Parents Need to Do
Tobias, Cynthia, The Way They Learn
and How Your Child Learns-And Succeeds!: Discovering Your Child’s Learning Style and Teaching to His or Her Strengths
Tough, Paul, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Trelease, Jim, The Read-Aloud Handbook
To be read with children:
Cerullo, Claudio, Isabella Goes to Kindergarden
Romain, Trevor and Elizabeth Verdick, Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves!
A few of our favorites:
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LGBT (Parents of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender children)
Classen, Laurie, Playing Dress Up
DeGeneres, Betty, Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey
Dohrenwent, Anne, Coming Around: Parenting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Kids
Garner, Abigail, Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is
Krieger, Irwin, Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents
LaSala, Michael, Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child
Pearlman, Sarah F., Mother Talk Conversations with Mothers of Lesbian Daughters and FTM Transgender Children
Pepper, Rachel, Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children
and The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
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Mothers
Borba, Michele, 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids
Bort, Julie, and Aviva Pflock and Devra Renner, Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier Kids
Cohen-Sandler, Roni and Michelle Silver, I’m Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict
Debold, Elizabeth, Marie Wilson and Idelisse Malabe, Mother Daughter Revolution: From Good Girls to Great Women
Edelman, Hope, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
and Mother of My Mother: The Intricate Bond Between Generations
Edelman, Marion Wright, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours
and Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors
Galinsky, Ellen, The Six Stages Of Parenthood
Kelly & Parsons, The Mother’s Almanac
Leman, Kevin, What a Difference a Mom Makes: The Indelible Imprint a Mom Leaves on Her Son’s Life
Lerner, Harriet, The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life
Marshall, Melinda, Peterson’s Good Enough Mothers: Changing Expectations for Ourselves
Penley, Janet, MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths
Peri, Camille, Kate Moses, editors, Mothers Who Think: Tales Of Real-life Parenthood
Reynolds, Eliza and Sil, Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years
Roiphe, Anne, Fruitful: A Real Mother
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for New Mothers
and Meditations for Mothers of Toddlers
Unell, Barbara and Jerry Wyckoff, The 8 Seasons of Parenthood: How the Stages of Parenting Constantly Reshape Our Adult Identities
Viorst, Judith, Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles With Power and Surrender
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Multiples
Flais, Shelly Vaziri, Raising Twins: From Pregnancy to Preschool
Friedman, Joan, Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children
Lage, Cheryl, Twinspiration: Real-Life Advice from Pregnancy through the First Year and Beyond
Pearlman, Eileen and Jill Alison Ganon, Raising Twins: What Parents Want to Know (and What Twins Want to Tell Them)
Weissbluth, Marc, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins: A Step-by-Step Program for Sleep-Training Your Multiples
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Only Children
Leman, Kevin, The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are
Nachman, Patricia and Andrea Thompson, You and Your Only Child: The Joys, Myths, and Challenges of Raising an Only Child
Newman, Susan, Parenting an Only Child: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only
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Over-indulgence
Clarke, Jean Illsley, How Much Is Too Much? [previously published as How Much Is Enough?]: Raising Likeable, Responsible, Respectful Children–from Toddlers to Teens–in an Age of Overindulgence
Hausner, Lee, Children of Paradise: Successful Parenting for Prosperous Familes
Kindlon, Dan, Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
Kohn, Alfie, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Children and Parenting
Levine, Madeline, The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
Lythcott-Haims, Julie, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
Our favorites:
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Parenting (General)
Anderson, Michael and Timothy Johanson, GIST: The Essence of Raising Life-Ready Kids
Barish, Kenneth, Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Emotions and Solving Family Problems
Benson, Peter and Judy Galbraith and Pamela Espeland, What Kids Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Raise Good Kids 
Bettelheim, Bruno, A Good Enough Parent : A Book on Child-Rearing
Brazelton, T. Berry, Touchpoints-Birth to Three
Brazelton, T. Berry and Stanley Greenspan, The Irreducible Needs Of Children: What Every Child Must Have To Grow, Learn, And Flourish
Bronson, Po and Ashley Merryman, NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
Brown, Brene, The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
Chopra, Deepak, The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents: Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment
Clayton-Blaine, Kimberley, The Go-To Mom’s Parents’ Guide to Emotion Coaching Young Children
Cohen, Lawrence, Playful Parenting
Cutchlow, Tracy. Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science
Eanes, Rebecca, Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide
Elias, Maurice, Stephen Tobias, and Brian Friedlander, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family and How to Be the Parent You Always Wanted to Be
Feiler, Bruce, The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More
Fuchs-Kreimer, Nancy, Parenting as a Spiritual Journey
Galinsky, Ellen, The Six Stages Of Parenthood
Garbarino, James and Claire Bedard, Parents Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not the Problem in Your Child’s Life
Ginott, Haim, Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication
Gottman, John, Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting
Greene, Ross, Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Hoefle, Vicki and Alex Kajitani, Duct Tape Parenting: A Less Is More Approach to Raising Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient Kids
Honore, Carl, Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting
Isay, Jane, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
Koocher, Gerald and Annette La Greca, The Parents’ Guide to Psychological First Aid: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Predictable Life Crises
Landy, Sarah, Pathways to Competence: Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children, Second Edition
Leo, Pam, Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear
Loomans, Diana, What All Children Want Their Parents to Know: Twelve Keys to Successful Parenting
Lythcott-Haims, Julie, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
Markham, Laura, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
Mogel, Wendy, The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
and The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers
Odone, Cristina, Concentrated Parenting: Seven Key Moments in the Lives of Children
Payne, Kim John and Lisa Ross, Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Penley, Janet, MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths
Roehlkepartain & Leffert, What Young Children Need to Succeed: Working Together to Build Assets from Birth to Age 11
Samalin, Nancy, Loving without Spoiling: And 100 Other Timeless Tips for Raising Terrific Kids
Sasse, Ben, The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis–and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance
Sax, Leonard, The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
Senior, Jennifer, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
Shure, Myrna, Raising a Thinking Child: Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along with Others
Siegel, Daniel, Parenting From the Inside Out
and The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Skenazy, Lenore, Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)
Steinberg, Laurence, The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting
Taffel, Ron, Parenting by Heart: How to Stay Connected to Your Child in a Disconnected World
and Childhood Unbound: The Powerful New Parenting Approach That Gives Our 21st Century Kids the Authority, Love, and Listening They Need to Thrive
and When Parents Disagree and What You Can Do About It
Tsabary, Shefali, The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
and The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting
Vannoy, Steven, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children: Parenting from the Heart
Wohlmuth, Brian, Psychoetry: Lessons in Poetic Parenting
Woititz, Janet, Healthy Parenting: How Your Upbringing Influences the Way You Raise Your Children, and What You Can Do to Make It Better for Them
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Postpartum
Dix, Carol, New Mother Syndrome
Kleiman, Karen, This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
and The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for New Mothers
Venis, Joyce and Suzanne McCloskely, Postpartum Depression Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Overcoming the Most Common Complication after Childbirth
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Problem Exploration
Crary, Elizabeth, Kids Can Cooperate: A Practical Guide to Teaching Problem Solving
Drew, Naomi, The Kids’ Guide to Working Out Conflicts: How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe, and Get Along
Medhus, Elisa, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Polland, Barbara, We Can Work It Out: Conflict Resolution for Children
Shure, Myrna, Thinking Parent, Thinking Child
and Raising a Thinking Child: Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along with Others
A few of our favorites:
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Resilience
Benson, Peter, Judy Galbraith and Pamela Espeland, What Kids Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Raise Good Kids
Brooks, Robert and Sam Goldstein, Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
Glenn, Stephen and Jane Nelson, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World: Seven Building Blocks for Developing Capable Young People
Joseph, Joanne, The Resilient Child: Preparing Today’s Youth For Tomorrow’s World
Levine, Peter, Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience
Medhus, Elisa, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Ricci, Mary Cay and Margaret Lee. Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids
Seligman, Martin, The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
Tough, Paul, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
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Self-Esteem
Adderholdt, Miriam and Jan Goldberg, Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good
Block, Douglas, The Power of Positive Talk: Words to Help Every Child Succeed
Borba, Michelle, Parents Do Make a Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts
Bowlby, John, A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development
Branden, Nathaniel, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field
Bradshaw, John, Bradshaw On: The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
Briggs, Dorothy Corkille, Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Brooks, Robert and Sam Goldstein, Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
Brown, Brene, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Chapman, Gary and Ross Campbell, The 5 Love Languages of Children
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Self Esteem A Family Affair
Clemes & Bean, How to Raise Children’s Self-Esteem
Gardner, Howard, Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice
Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Kaufman, Gershen, Raphael and Pamela Espeland, A Teacher’s Guide to Stick Up for Yourself!: A 10-Part Course in Self-Esteem and Assertiveness for Kids
Marston, Stephanie, Magic of Encouragement
Medhus, Elisa, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Schweiger, Ingrid, Self-Esteem For A Lifetime: Raising A Successful Child From The Inside Out
Seligman, Martin, The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
Tough, Paul, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Young-Eisendrath, Polly, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance
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Sexuality
Bell, Ruth, Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: Expanded Third Edition: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships
Clausener-Petit, Magail with Melissa Daly, Sex Explained: Honest Answers to Your Questions About Guys and Girls, Your Changing Body, and What Really Happens During Sex 
Gordon, Sol, Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
Gravelle, Karen, The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don’t Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
and What’s Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask
Haffner, Cebra, Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens From Middle School to High School and Beyond
and From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children – From Infancy to Middle School
Harris, Robbie, It’s So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
and It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Lehman, Kevin and Kathy Bell, A Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex
Madaras, Lynda, My Body, My Self for Girls 
and My Body, My Self for Boys
Miron, Amy and Charles Miron, How to Talk with Teens About Love, Relationships, & S-E-X: A Guide for Parents
Natterson, Cara, The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls
and The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls
Ponton, Lynn, The Sex Lives of Teenagers: Revealing the Secret World of Adolescent Boys and Girls
Richardson, Justin and Mark Schuster, Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child’s Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens
Riera, Michael, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
Salerno, Jennifer, Teen Speak: A How-To Guide for Real Talks with Teens about Sex, Drugs and Other Risky Behaviors
Schaefer, Valerie, The Care and Keeping of You
Schwartz, Pepper and Dominic Cappello, Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Sex and Character
Westheimer, Ruth, Dr. Ruth’s Guide to Teens and Sex Today: From Social Networking to Friends With Benefits
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Siblings
Abers, Linda Williams, 101 Activities For Siblings Who Squabble
Ames, Louise Bates, He Hit Me First
Bank, Stephen and Michael Kahn, The Sibling Bond
Brazelton, T. Berry and Joshua Sparrow, Understanding Sibling Rivalry – The Brazelton Way
Calladine & Calladine, Raising Brothers and Sisters Without Raising the Roof
Coloroso, Barbara, Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlisch, Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Goldenthal, Peter, Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring and Compassionate
Lansky, Vicki, Welcoming Your Second Baby
Leman, Kevin, Birth Order Book, The: Why You Are the Way You Are
Markham, Laura, Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life
McDermott, John, Raising Cain and Abel Too: The Parents’ Book of Sibling Rivalry
Samalin, Nancy, Loving Each One Best: A Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings
Weiss, Joan Solomon, Your Second Child
For Children
Findlay, Violet, What Will Baby Be Like?: Preparing a sibling for the arrival of a new baby
and What Will Baby Be Like? ethnic version
Hoban, Russell, A Baby Sister for Frances
Zolotow, Charlotte, Big Sister and Little Sister
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Single Parenting
Brott, Armin, The Single Father: A Dad’s Guide to Parenting Without a Partner
Engbar, Andrea and Leah Klugness, The Complete Single Mother: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Concerns
Foust, Linda, The Single Parent’s Almanac: Real-World Answers to Your Everyday Questions
Lamott, Anne, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year
Panettieri, Gina and Philip Hall, The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys
Pickhardt, Carl, Keys to Single Parenting
Shimberg, Elaine and Michael, The Complete Single Father: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Situations
Terdal, Leif and Patricia Kennedy, Raising Sons Without Fathers: A Woman’s Guide to Parenting Strong, Successful Boys
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Sleep
Douglas, Ann, Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage
Ferber, Richard, Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems
Jones, Sandy, Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights: Why Your Baby Is Crying and What You Can Do About It
Kurcincka, Mary Sheedy,Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving…or Missing Sleep?
Mindell, Jodi A., Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Pantley, Elizabeth, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child’s Sleep
Sears, William, Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep
Waldburger, Jennifer and Jill Spivack,The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5
Weissbluth, Marc, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins: A Step-by-Step Program for Sleep-Training Your Multiples
A few of our favorites:
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Social Development
Frankel, Fred, Friends Forever: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends
and Good Friends Are Hard to Find
Goleman, Daniel, Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
Thompson, Michael, Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children
A few of our favorites:
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Special Needs
Ashley, Susan, Asperger’s Answer Book: The Top 275 Questions Parents Ask
Chansky, Tamar, Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents
Cronin, Eileen M, Helping Your Dyslexic Child: A Guide to Improving Your Child’s Reading, Writing, Spelling, Comprehension, and Self-Esteem
Freed and Parsons, Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Gottlieb, Daniel, Letters to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life
Greenspan, William, and Serena Wieder, Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think
Hallowell, Edward and John Ratey,Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
and Answers to Distraction
Higashida, Naoki, The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
King-Spears, Kelley, Jumpstart The Resource Guide For Parents With Developmentally Delayed Children
Kranowitz, Carol Stock, The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Magg, John, Parenting Without Punishment: Making Problem Behavior Work for You
Myles, Cook, Miller, Rinner, and Robbins, Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues: Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World
Nadeau, Littman and Quinn, Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Naseef, Robert, Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child With a Disability
and Autism in the Family: Caring and Coping Together
Notbohm, Ellen, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Ozonoff, Sally, Geraldine Dawson, and James McPartland, A Parent’s Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive
Smith, Karen A. and Karen R. Gouze, The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior
Stehli, Annabel, The Sound Of A Miracle: The Inspiring True Story of A Mother’s Fight to Free Her Child from Autism
Waltz, Mitzi, Bipolar Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Stepfamilies
Bray, James and John Kelly, Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade
Einstein, Elizabeth, and Linda Albert, Strengthening Your Stepfamily
Katz, Rachelle, The Happy Stepmother: Stay Sane, Empower Yourself, Thrive in Your New Family
Hutchins, Pamela Fagan, How To Screw Up Your Kids: Blended Families, Blendered Style
LeBey, Martha, Remarried with Children: Ten Secrets for Successfully Blending and Extending Your Family
Pickhardt, Carl, Keys to Successful Stepfathering
Wisdom, Susan and Jennifer Green, Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family
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Technology
Freed, Richard, Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age
Heitner, Devorah, Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
Riley, Naomi Schaefer, Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat
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Temperament/challenging children
Adderholdt, Miriam, and Jan Goldberg, Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good
Budd, Linda, Living with the Active Alert Child: Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents
Cain, Susan, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
CHADD, CHADD Information and Resource Guide to AD/HD
Edwards, C. Drew, How to Handle a Hard-to-Handle Kid: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding and Changing Problem Behaviors
Freed, Jeffrey and Laurie Parsons, Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Glasser, Howard and Jennifer Easley, Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Greenspan, Stanley, The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five “Difficult” Types of Children
Hallowell and Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder and Answers to Distraction
Kranowitz, Carol, The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
Laney, Marti Olsen, The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child: Helping Your Child Thrive in an Extroverted World
MacMannis, Don and Debra Manchester MacMannis, Who’s the Boss?: The Win-Win Way to Parent Your Defiant, Strong-Willed Child
Sears, Martha, The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five
Shick, Lyndall, Understanding Temperament: Strategies for Creating Family Harmony
Turecki, Stanley, The Difficult Child
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Toddlers/Preschoolers
Brazelton, T. Berry, Toddlers and Parents: A Declaration of Independence
Brown, Ari and Denise Fields, Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler
Clayton-Blaine, Kimberley, The Go-To Mom’s Parents’ Guide to Emotion Coaching Young Children
Christakis, Erika, The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
Collins, Faith, Joyful Toddlers and Preschoolers: Create a Life that You and Your Child Both Love
Cutchlow, Tracy. Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science
Elliot, Lise, What’s Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
Fraiberg, Selma, The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood
Kennedy, Michelle, Tantrums
Laditan, Bumni, The Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to Parenting
Lieberman, Alicia, Emotional Life of the Toddler
Ling, Laura and Rebecca Eanes, Positive Parenting in Action: The How-To Guide for Putting Positive Parenting Principles into Action in Early Childhood
Pantley, Elizabeth, The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for Mothers of Toddlers
Shure, Myrna, Raising a Thinking Child: Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along with Others
White, Burton, Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child
A few of our favorites:
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Toilet Learning
Brucks, Brandi, Potty Training in 3 Days: The Step-by-Step Plan for a Clean Break from Dirty Diapers
Mack, Alison, Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique for Children and Parents
Neville, Helen and Jan Faull, Mommy, I Have to Go Potty: A Parent’s Guide to Toilet Traning
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Trauma
Coloroso, Barbara, Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief, and Change
Grollman, Earl and Louise B. Ames, Explaining Death to Children
Hendrix, Harville, Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents
James, John, Russell Freedman, and Leslie Matthews, When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses
Levine, Peter and Maggie Kline, Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing
Schacter, Robert & Carole McCauley, When Your Child is Afraid
Trozzi, Maria, Talking with Children About Loss
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Values/Morals/Character
Berger, Elizabeth, Raising Children with Character: Parents, Trust, and the Development of Personal Integrity
Borba, Michele, Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing
and UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World
Heath, Harriet, Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to Be an Adult You Admire
Kilpatrick, William, Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do About It
Lickona, Thomas, Raising Good Children: From Birth Through The Teenage Years
and Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility
and Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues
Popov, Linda, The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves
Schulman, Michael, Bringing Up a Moral Child
Turner, Tara Woods and J.Blake Turner, Beyond Good Manners: How to Raise a Sophisticated Child
A few of our favorites:
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Violence Prevention
Carlsson-Paige & Levin, Who’s Calling the Shots?: How to Respond Effectively to Children’s Fascination with War Play, War Toys and Violent TV
Jeglic, Elizabeth and Cynthia Calkins, Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Kids Safe
Monahon, Cynthia, Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Muscari, Mary, Not My Kid: 21 Steps to Raising a Non-Violent Child
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